​Lesson Plans for English 3

Remember Girls and Boys State Applications!​Week of March 18-22Monday 3/18Notorious Confusables Continued: ​Last grammar lesson of the year!already/all ready1. Practice here--read the rule at the top2. Another practice!

Notorious Confusables: everyday/everyday (worksheet)We use our everyday dishes every day.Everyday is an adjective meaning "daily" or "average." Jogging 3 miles is an everyday occurrence.Everyday is a time expression that means "each day." I jog 3 miles every day.1. click the blue Start button to Practice Here

Now completeCommonly Confused Words Assignment #2 at Quia​​​Tuesday 3/19I-Search BackgroundReview previous topicsAt this point, your most potent weapon is your own curiosity. Choose something that you have a real interest in; pick a subject you’re hungry to know more about; seek knowledge that will benefit you in some way. As Ken Macrorie (who invented ISearch) puts it, “The I-Search project asks you to scratch a genuine itch until you’ve quieted it.”​Wednesday 3/20 and Thursday 3/21Get Research folder1. Explanation of I-Search Paper (hard copy in folder)2. Review I-Search Structure (hard copy in folder)3. See Sample (Bison--first 3 sections)4. See & add to the I-Search Topic Google DocAt this point, your most potent weapon is your own curiosity. Choose something that you have a real interest in; pick a subject you’re hungry to know more about; seek knowledge that will benefit you in some way. As Ken Macrorie (who invented ISearch) puts it, “The I-Search project asks you to scratch a genuine itch until you’ve quieted it.”

Friday 3/226. Take 2 minutes to Find I-Search template in Google Docs. Follow the instructions to get paper set up. Read through each section.

Assignment: Fill in I Search Topic Google DocWrite the Why I Chose this Topic section for Monday

Register for Post-High Planning. Follow these instructions at this site:Click to Go to Register for Post-High Planning HerePut a ✔️ in the 5th box down--USF, April 10, 12:30Click Register NowComplete the registration process. Be thorough!Print out the bar code, put in career folder, bring the bar code to the fair. The bar code is the method that the colleges, vo-techs, reps, etc. will use to get your information. If you stop at their booths, they'll scan your card.**You need to SHOW me your printed bar code before putting in folder. On that Weds., you'll retrieve the printed bar code before we leave.

Week of March 11-14Monday 3/11MUG: Parallel Structure*If you were absent last Thursday, pick up a packet!Correct the 3 10-point exercises on 1st and 3rd sheets of packet.​View: Grammar Lesson: Parallel StructureView: Parallel Structure ala Schmoop​Practice first:1.Read this explanation!!2. Do this Parallel Structure exercise4.Practice at ChompChomp--scroll down to howling dog to start!Assignment: 3 exercises in packet. Back of 1st page, front and back of 2nd page.SEE the Yellow Box on the right! Parallel structure is just like equal equations in math!Parallelism with correlative conjunctionsA correlative conjunction is a two-part conjunction. It consists of two words or phrases that are used to join sentence elements of equal value. The most common correlative conjunctions are the following:

both … and

either … or

neither … nor

not only … but also

Since the elements joined by these conjunctions are of equal value, it is important to make them parallel in structure—that is, to use the same grammatical structure for each element.Here are some examples of parallelism with these correlative conjunctions.

two noun phrases:

You should enterboth the date and the time.

two prepositional phrases:

My keys areeither on my desk or in my coat pocket.

two verbs:

The candidate who missed the appointment neither called nor emailedto explain his absence.

Notorious Confusables: everyday/everyday (worksheet)We use our everyday dishes every day.Everyday is an adjective meaning "daily" or "average." Jogging 3 miles is an everyday occurrence.Everyday is a time expression that means "each day." I jog 3 miles every day.1. click the blue Start button to Practice Here

A misplaced modifier is one that is in the wrong place within the sentence. It is not close enough to the word it’s supposed to modify, so it causes confusion (and sometimes very funny sentences).Examples:I watched the bulls charge through my binoculars.(Bulls that charge through binoculars would give one quite a headache.)​After the kids left their rooms, I cleaned them.(What was cleaned? The kids, or the rooms?)They walked into the tavern and ordered a drink that was dirty and filled with cockroaches.(I wouldn’t drink that if I were you!)Do you see how a misplaced modifier can change the whole meaning of a sentence? They are good for a chuckle—but not for good writing!

Dangling=When a sentence begins with a modifying phrase, the intro must be immediately followed by a comma and then the noun it's describing.Though exhausted, it would be another hour before Zoe got to go home.There's nothing obviously wrong with this sentence, but let's think about what it's actually saying. We start with the modifier "though exhausted." That would seem to be describing Zoe, but it's next to "it," so right now, the sentence is actually saying that "it" is exhausted, which makes no sense. We need to reorder the sentence so that the modifier is next to what it's modifying:Though exhausted, Zoe wouldn't get to go home for another hour.

Running toward the lake, the trees were swaying in the wind.​"The trees" are obviously not running towards the lake; they don't have legs. 2 Fixes: Fix 1: Running toward the lake, I saw the trees swaying in the wind.(move the word being modified directly after the comma)Fix 2: As I ran toward the lake, the trees were swaying in the wind.(add the subject to the introductory phrase or clause)

Often SINGLE words are misplaced. The most common are only, just, almost, nearly, scarcely, barelyOnly Cheryl eats grapes.=Cheryl is the ONLY one who eats them.Cheryl only eats grapes.=This means that Cheryl does only one thing with grapes: She eats them. She doesn’t squish them into wine, she doesn’t throw them at people. She only eats them.Cheryl eats only grapes.=This means that Cheryl eats nothing else but grapes.

Hint: When a modifier begins a sentence (followed by comma), the very next thing that comes along HAS to be something that can, in fact, be modified by that phrase or clause or it's dangling.​Worksheet packet

3. MUG: Another common ACT error deals with PARALLEL STRUCTUREWhat is it? Multiple items of similar content in a sentence must be expressed in the same form grammatically.Incorrect parallelism: Mary likes hiking, swimming and to fish.Correct parallelism: Mary likes hiking, swimming, and fishing.or Mary likes to hike, to swim, and to fish.

​Wednesday 3/28Smarter Balanced PracticeCalculators for Smarter Balanced​Go toSouth Dakota Smarter Balanced to complete a Training Test in English. The point is simply to prepare you for the kinds of questions you will see next week. Remember that your performance on these exams are directly linked to your Open Campus privileges next year. Even MORE important is that if you don't/didn't achieve a 20 on Math ACT and 18 on English ACT, a proficient or advanced performance on the Smarter Balanced Common Core tests can be substituted so you won't have to take remedial courses in college!

--For completion points, you will be sending me a screen shot of your responses for the passage about the Iditarod Annual Dog Sled Race (the last question). --WAIT to email the screen shot until you finish the Math training testGo back to the Smarter Balanced Practice page​ to select Math training test-- When you finish the English Training test, you will be doing a Math Training Test. Work your way through these questions. Do a screen shot of this question: The graph of x + y=-9 AFTER you use the Add Point and Add Arrow tools on the graph.--Send me the TWO screenshots you captured.

Is your research question in Google Doc?Have you started writing the first 3 sections?​

Previous Days' Assignments:Monday 3/26 1. Review I-Search Structure2. Take 2 minutes to Find I-Search template in Google Docs. Follow the instructions to get paper set up. Read through each section.3. See & add to the I-Search Topic Google DocAt this point, your most potent weapon is your own curiosity. Choose something that you have a real interest in; pick a subject you’re hungry to know more about; seek knowledge that will benefit you in some way. As Ken Macrorie (who invented ISearch) puts it, “The I-Search project asks you to scratch a genuine itch until you’ve quieted it.”

Assignment: Write the Why I Chose this Topic, What I Already Know and What I Need to Know sections for Wednesday.

Blue 1: Turnitin ReflectionGet essay. Read comments carefully, then log in to Turnitin. Read the instructions. Complete the Essay Reflection in Google Drive or a new document, then upload as PDF or .doc.

Notorious Confusables: every day/everyday (worksheet)We use our everyday dishes every day.Everyday is an adjective meaning "daily" or "average." Jogging 3 miles is an everyday occurrence.Everyday is a time expression that means "each day." I jog 3 miles every day.1. click the blue Start button to Practice Here

Please don't sit next to anyone.Now complete1. Email the 3 SCREENSHOT RESULTS OF #2, #2 and #1 above.2. Commonly Confused Words Assignment at Quia​Reading:​ThenGo to Newsela. Read 2 of the 4 new articles I assigned to your class:1. On Twitter, Fake News spreads faster than Real News2. The World's Most Progressive Farm Animal Welfare Law3. After Parkland, one of the Largest Student Protests in Decades4. Paralympics in South Korea

Writing:When you finish with 2 Newsela articles, come to me to get essay. Read comments carefully, then log in to Turnitin. Read the instructions. Complete the Essay Reflection in Google Drive or a new document, then upload as PDF or .doc.​Assignment: Work Quietly on something AND...Bring Idea(s) for I-Search Paper for Thursday! If you were gone, read....I-Search BackgroundExplanation of I-Search Paper

​Blue 3 & 4 do​Parallel Structure Assignment #2 at Quia☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️Tuesday 3/13Blue 3 & 4: Register for College & Career Fair on Wednesday, April 11. That is a testing day also. We'll test in the morning and go to USF at noon. Follow these instructions at this site:Click to Go to College Fair Registration Put a ✔️ in the 5th box down--USF, April 11, 12:30Click Register NowComplete the registration process. Be thorough!Print out the bar code, put in career folder, bring the bar code to the fair. The bar code is the method that the colleges, vo-techs, reps, etc. will use to get your information. If you stop at their booths, they'll scan your card.**You need to SHOW me your printed bar code before putting in folder. On that Weds., you'll retrieve the printed bar code before we leave.​MUG: *Another common ACT error deals with parallel structure.What is it? Multiple items of similar content in a sentence must be expressed in the same form grammatically.Incorrect parallelism: Mary likes hiking, swimming and to fish.Correct parallelism: Mary likes hiking, swimming, and fishing.or Mary likes to hike, to swim, and to fish.Read: Parallel Structure as a Literary DevicePractice first:1.Read this explanation!!2. Do this Parallel Structure exercise4.Practice at ChompChomp--scroll down to howling dog to start!

SEE the Yellow Box on the right! Parallel structure is just like equal equations in math!

Now Complete**remember the tricky not only/but also comboWhatever comes after not only must also come after but also!not only that.....but also that

Thursday 3/8Reminder: All missing work/make up work must be completed by Tuesday 3/13 at 3:30! No exceptions.Blue 1=Print Career Fair ticket (see instructions below from Monday)Blue 3 & 4: Dangling & Misplaced ModsDangling=When a sentence begins with a modifying phrase, the intro must be immediately followed by a comma and then the noun it's describing.Though exhausted, it would be another hour before Zoe got to go home.There's nothing obviously wrong with this sentence, but let's think about what it's actually saying. We start with the modifier "though exhausted." That would seem to be describing Zoe, but it's next to "it," so right now, the sentence is actually saying that "it" is exhausted, which makes no sense. We need to reorder the sentence so that the modifier is next to what it's modifying:Though exhausted, Zoe wouldn't get to go home for another hour.

Running toward the lake, the trees were swaying in the wind.​"The trees" are obviously not running towards the lake; they don't have legs. 2 Fixes: Fix 1: Running toward the lake, I saw the trees swaying in the wind.(move the word being modified directly after the comma)Fix 2: As I ran toward the lake, the trees were swaying in the wind.(add the subject to the introductory phrase or clause)

☘️ ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️ . ☘️Monday 3/5 (early dismiss for snow)Register for College & Career Fair on Wednesday, April 11. That is a testing day also. We'll test in the morning and go to USF at noon. Follow these instructions at this site:Click to Go to College Fair Registration Put a ✔️ in the 5th box down--USF, April 11, 12:30Click Register NowComplete the registration process. Be thorough!Print out the bar code, put in career folder, bring the bar code to the fair. The bar code is the method that the colleges, vo-techs, reps, etc. will use to get your information. If you stop at their booths, they'll scan your card.**You need to SHOW me your printed bar code before putting in folder. On that Weds., you'll retrieve the printed bar code before we leave.

MUG: Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers Review:

Dangling=When a sentence begins with a modifying phrase, the intro must be immediately followed by a comma and then the noun it's describing.Though exhausted, it would be another hour before Zoe got to go home.There's nothing obviously wrong with this sentence, but let's think about what it's actually saying. We start with the modifier "though exhausted." That would seem to be describing Zoe, but it's next to "it," so right now, the sentence is actually saying that "it" is exhausted, which makes no sense. We need to reorder the sentence so that the modifier is next to what it's modifying:Though exhausted, Zoe wouldn't get to go home for another hour.

Running toward the lake, the trees were swaying in the wind.​"The trees" are obviously not running towards the lake; they don't have legs. 2 Fixes: Fix 1: Running toward the lake, I saw the trees swaying in the wind.(move the word being modified directly after the comma)Fix 2:As I ran toward the lake, the trees were swaying in the wind.(add the subject to the introductory phrase or clause)

A misplaced modifier is one that is in the wrong place within the sentence. It is not close enough to the word it’s supposed to modify, so it causes confusion (and sometimes very funny sentences).Examples:I watched the bulls charge through my binoculars.(Bulls that charge through binoculars would give one quite a headache.)After the kids left their rooms, I cleaned them.(What was cleaned? The kids, or the rooms?)They walked into the tavern and ordered a drink that was dirty and filled with cockroaches.(I wouldn’t drink that if I were you!)Do you see how a misplaced modifier can change the whole meaning of a sentence? They are good for a chuckle—but not for good writing!

Often SINGLE words are misplaced. The most common are only, just, almost, nearly, scarcely, barelyOnly Cheryl eats grapes.=Cheryl is the ONLY one who eats them.Cheryl only eats grapes.=This means that Cheryl only does one thing with grapes: She eats them. She doesn’t squish them into wine, she doesn’t throw them at people. She only eats them.Cheryl eats only grapes.=This means that Cheryl eats nothing else but grapes.

Assignment: Log in to Newselaand choose TWO articles today! Answer the quiz questions.4 Articles include:-Black Panther movie -Powerful new antibiotic found in DIRT-Frozen on Broadway-Orangutan's in Borneo​​